A total of $3,458,844 in state grants were awarded for 12 small water and sewer improvement projects across parts of Central and Lower Bucks County last week.
“These projects will help make critical improvements to our municipal water and sewer systems, strengthening our infrastructure, protecting our environment and maintaining quality drinking water for our community,” said state Sen. Steve Santarsiero (D-10).
Santarsiero announced the grants Dec. 19, along with state Reps. Tim Brennan (D-29), Perry Warren (D-31), Tina Davis (D-141), and Shelby Labs (R-143).
The awards in House District 29 are as follows:
Chalfont Borough will receive $423,804 to replace stormwater piping in the borough; Doylestown Township Municipal Authority will receive $268,405 for the Forest Park Regional Water System Interconnection; North Wales Water Authority will receive $337,954 for the Yorkshire Meadows Project to replace and upgrade a 2,000-gallon Hydro-Pneumatic storage tank and arsenic removal system in Solebury Township; North Wales Water Authority will also receive $313,559 for the Ingham Mews Project to replace and upgrade a potable water hydro-pneumatic storage tank and the addition of an arsenic removal system in Solebury Township; and Doylestown Borough will receive $424,864 for the rehabilitation of the Maplewood Tank located in the borough.
The awards in House District 31 are as follows:
Township of Falls Authority will receive $343,388 for an inflow and infiltration elimination project in Lower Makefield Township; and Lower Makefield Township will receive $147,462 for stormwater improvements.
The awards in House District 140 are as follows:
Township of Falls Authority will receive $71,400 for improvements to the Vermillion and Twin Oaks Interconnection in Falls Township; Township of Falls Authority will also receive $412,905 for the water main lining along Brentwood Road and Chestertown Road in Falls Township; Bucks County will receive $110,721 to improve drainage conditions at the Morrisville Senior Center; and Tullytown Borough will receive $93,184 to repair storm inlets and grates throughout the borough.
The award in House District 141 is as follows:
Bristol Borough will receive $90,000 for the Howell Street vegetated swale to help reduce sediment discharge to the Mill Creek Watershed.
The award in House District 143 are as follows:
Plumstead Township will receive $418,198 for a water interconnection between two distribution systems in the township.
Grants for small water, sewer, and storm water infrastructure projects include activities to assist with the construction, improvement, expansion, or rehabilitation or repair of a water supply system, sanitary sewer system, and storm water system projects. Act 54 of 2022 appropriated $105.6 million of American Rescue Plan Act funds to the PA Small Water and Sewer Program.
Additional information about PA Small Water and Sewer Program funding can be found on the DCED website.
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